Bayonetta + Bayonetta 2

 Switch
User Score
8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 408 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 353 out of 408
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 408
  3. Negative: 30 out of 408
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  1. vahn
    Mar 2, 2018
    6
    Both games are great, amazing even, and I would totally give them a 10 out of 10 if it wasn't for the steep price for 60 bucks for an EIGHT-YEAR-OLD game and FOUR-YEAR-OLD game respectively.

    Are you **** kidding? Crash Bandicoot has 3 games for 40 in HD, Okami HD was 30 retail and 20 download, Shadow of the Colossus is 40 and it's been reworked too, and This is 60? FOR AN EIGHT AND    Both games are great, amazing even, and I would totally give them a 10 out of 10 if it wasn't for the steep price for 60 bucks for an EIGHT-YEAR-OLD game and FOUR-YEAR-OLD game respectively.

    Are you **** kidding? Crash Bandicoot has 3 games for 40 in HD, Okami HD was 30 retail and 20 download, Shadow of the Colossus is 40 and it's been reworked too, and This is 60? FOR AN EIGHT AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD GAME?! WITH LITERALLY NOTHING NEW?!?!?!?! Yes, it's portable, but give me a break on this portable **** that everyone mentions - especially when the switch lasts no longer than 3:30 hours!
    If they at least added something new in both games but they really didn't, it's the same exact game from 8 and 4 years ago plus the Nintendo exclusive gimmick stuff. As if we have to be reminded...

    It's like charging full price for final fantasy 7...the ps1 version! And please don't give them ideas...

    Besides the price, it's also shipped amazingly cheap: 60 bucks for two games sounds like a good deal, until you realize that one is a download code that really could've been inside the game - without mentioning there were cases of misprinted codes, because that's quality for a 60 buck game!
    I could at least let it pass if it was 2 retail boxes or one game containing both games, but nope: you're essentially paying for one game and a download code, which both have 8 and 4-year-old games respectively, for 60 euros/dollars. Do people like to be ripped off or something? Thank God I can return it and get ACTUAL compilations worth the price...like the Uncharted trilogy collection...for 30 bucks...

    But with all this (justified) ranting aside, if you NEVER - EVER - played Bayonetta before or if you never had a pc, PlayStation or Xbox before, can I gladly recommend it despite the steep price: these are the two best action games after Devil May Cry 3 or 4 and the 6 rating can easily turn into a 9 without any trouble for this very reason.
    The graphics quality is okay, handheld works "decently" and if you have a pro controller this game actually is a blast to play and overall, they're fun games with really not much wrong going on besides the occasional frame drop and other tweaks.
    It's just the price and overall quality of the shipment being ultra lazy and questionable, to say the least...

    But if you're like me who actually played Bayonetta before on basically everywhere, you can find the first game on steam (and it's well optimized too), you can still find copies for the ps3 (not recommended) and Xbox 360 (recommended), and if you still own your Wii u you can still find those boxes with both Bayonetta 1 and 2 at a very cheap price , and it's FAR superior in quality than the switch version. The only issue is the second game, which is Nintendo exclusive and ONLY available on Wii U and Switch...but let's be really honest here: with the first game available at a very cheap price (20 bucks on steam), is it worth the additional 40 for the second game? Don't take me wrong it's amazing but unless you're eager to have a complete "collection", you can survive on the first game alone.
    And if you still have a Wii U, just find one of those double boxes with both games (I spent 20 euros for mine) and save up those money for other compilations worth your time...

    ....at least the Wii U version has two retail boxes you can store!    … Expand
  2. GameWhisperer
    Jul 6, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is full of spectacle and insane cinematics. The dialogue throughout is cheesy and thin. Gameplay's has you mostly hacking and slashing through group of hell and heaven military's finest. Although a spectacle, it gets a bit repetitive. Just punching and dodging until the bad guys stop. Fights some baddies, jump on a jet plane, fight baddies on top of the jet plan, rinse and repeat. Not one I'll want to play again, but I recommend it if its on sale and you like the genre.… Expand
  3. vvv123
    Jun 27, 2021
    7
    Bayonetta 2 is the better game with improved combat, gameplay, setting and BGM. Bayonetta 1 felt repetitive and slightly more difficult. I wasn't invested in the story in both games. If I had to pick one, Astral Chain is better. Its a similar hack/slash but longer, better story, characters and vibrant setting with more replayability. £50 is ok since there are two games, I would have beenBayonetta 2 is the better game with improved combat, gameplay, setting and BGM. Bayonetta 1 felt repetitive and slightly more difficult. I wasn't invested in the story in both games. If I had to pick one, Astral Chain is better. Its a similar hack/slash but longer, better story, characters and vibrant setting with more replayability. £50 is ok since there are two games, I would have been ok to just play the 2nd, but won't play again.… Expand
  4. B00tador
    Dec 5, 2021
    7
    A double pack of 2 average games is good value, but it's still 2 average games.

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#9 Best Switch Game of 2018
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#27 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2018
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#26 Most Shared Switch Game of 2018

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 27
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  1. My Nintendo News
    Jul 15, 2018
    90
    Between the tongue-and-cheek gameplay and the upgraded playability, Bayonetta 1 & 2 for the Nintendo Switch are remarkably polished ports.
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  2. CD-Action
    May 16, 2018
    85
    I’m glad Bayonetta 2 finally managed to escape the Wii U prison, because it’s too good a game to rot along a dying platform. PlatinumGames’ series is the pinnacle of the hack’n’slash genre and I strongly recommend it to every Switch user. [04/2018, p.71]
  3. New York Daily News
    Mar 9, 2018
    100
    It all adds up to one of the must-have games on the Switch, alongside Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Skyrim. Still need a reason to buy a Switch? You’re all out of them.
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